Sabres can count on Fitzpatrick

‘For Fitzpatrick, who has logged 624 professional games, including 210 at the NHL level, this is his first NHL playoff action since his rookie season of 1995-96 with the Montreal Canadiens. Understandably, he’s savoring every shift. “I feel I’ve done pretty well when I’ve played, and the more I can get in there, the more comfortable I’ll be and the better I’ll be,” Fitzpatrick, 31, said of his emergency role. “You get thrown into the middle of a series, it’s not easy.”‘